Australia Road trip 2025

Written By Gemma Grao

So this year I decided I wanted to take Gemma Grao Art a ‘little’ further afield! I flew to Sydney, hired a campervan and travelled along the coast. I wanted to find some cool places to paint over there, but also wanted to see as many beaches as I could along the way. Here’s a list of the places I stopped off at and explored…

  • Coogee to Bondi coastal run
    Bronte beach
    Iceberg pool
    Jimmy’s rooftop bar
    Jam bar

  • Surf and coffee shops

  • Breakfast spots
    Watched the sunset over Sydney harbour from National Park
    Cool bars and live music

  • Lovely harbour and place to park up and stay with picnic area
    Walk to Tomaree Summit

  • Amazing sunset and walk along beach

  • Surrounded by kangaroos!
    Amazing place to run for sunrise

  • Lovely little spot to park up next to the beach with picnic areas
    Beautiful beach!

  • Amazing beach especially at sunrise
    Top Shop for breakfast
    The Northern Hotel for beers

  • Ran to the lighthouse for sunrise
    Lovely little beach called Wategos

  • Beautiful hidden beach with a lovely little picnic area for campervans

  • One of my favourite beaches, it’s so hidden! You can see why they’ve called it Dreamtime

  • I stopped off here to watch the sunset on the beach and parked up to make some food in the van overlooking the beach

  • I did the Wedding Cake Rock Walk which leads to this beach, and it was incredible! definitely worth the walk to get there

  • Walked to the lighthouse and the views were incredible at the top

  • Beautiful beach with a great place to park up in the van overlooking the sea

  • Started at Greenfield Beach, did the White Sands Walk and ended up at Hyams Beach - they are all beautiful beaches with white sand. Went snorkelling and was swimming in the sea with dolphins right next to me. The sunrise and sunset here were beautiful

  • Pretty harbour with a lively pub, I ended up staying in their car park after being in Jervis Bay

Gemma Grao